The Medallion

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By now, I can tell you, I'm not a fan of Jackie Chan. I mean, I have tried to watch his movies but I find them usually terribly underwhelming. On the other hand, I watched almost all his US productions and almost none of his Hong Kong work so maybe I just missed the good stuff. Anyway, this movie is probably the worst Jackie Chan feature I have seen so far. I mean, there were a couple of nice stun... read more

Description: The Medallion (Chinese: 飛龍再生/免死金牌) is a 2003 action comedy film directed by Hong Kong film director Gordon Chan in his first English-language film directorial debut, who also wrote the screenplay with Bey Logan, Paul Wheeler, Bennett Joshua Davlin and Alfred Cheung, who also produced. The film stars Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani, and Julian Sands. It was much less successful than Chan's other American films such as the Rush Hour film series, Shanghai Noon and its sequel, Shanghai Knights. The film was theatrically released on 15 August 2003 in Hong Kong and 22 August 2003 in the United States by TriStar The Medallion (Chinese: 飛龍再生/免死金牌) is a 2003 action comedy film directed by Hong Kong film director Gordon Chan in his first English-language film directorial debut, who also wrote the screenplay with Bey Logan, Paul Wheeler, Bennett Joshua Davlin and Alfred Cheung, who also produced. The film stars Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani, and Julian Sands. It was much less successful than Chan's other American films such as the Rush Hour film series, Shanghai Noon and its sequel, Shanghai Knights. The film was theatrically released on 15 August 2003 in Hong Kong and 22 August 2003 in the United States by TriStar Pictures.

In the story, Eddie (Chan) is a Hong Kong police officer hired by Interpol to capture a crime lord known as Snakehead (Sands) and prevent him from kidnapping a chosen boy with special powers and a medallion that gives superhuman power and immortality. Much of the film features supernatural and mystical themes, though it is filled with action and comedy. The film received negative reviews from critics. Even though the film's United States box office result was strong enough for Sony/TriStar Pictures to make profit,the film only grossed $34 million in worldwide box office against $41 million production budget. ... (more) (less)